Legislative Update: Newsom Signs Bill Giving Pedestrians Priority at Signals
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LPIs increase pedestrian visibility, reduce conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles, increase the likelihood of motorists yielding to pedestrians; and enhance safety for pedestrians who may be slower to start into the intersection.
Two Bus Rapid Transit Concepts Announced from SGV’s Transit Feasibility Study
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An extensive east-west BRT route has been imagined for Valley Blvd, and a shorter one for Rosemead Blvd, but numerous other transit improvements were included too, with connections to colleges and train stations.
Eyes on the Promenade: Art on Golden Gate Park’s Newest Public Space
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Remember, to preserve the Promenade and make the park more accessible to all, Yes on Measure J, Yes on Measure N, No on Measure I.
Streetfilms: Paris Kicks New York’s Ass as a Biking Capital
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People have been visiting Paris for centuries for the food, the wine, the museums, the cheese and even the snails, but when New Yorkers head to the City of Light these days, all they see are the bike lanes.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- October 5 is Clean Air Day
- which means free rides on LA Metro (The Source)
- and free rides for the whole week on SacRT (Fox40)
- EV good, e-bike better, e-cargo bike best (Clean Technica)
- It’s time to prioritize moving people over moving cars (Earth Island)
- Roseville Transit gets grant to electrify its fleet (City of Roseville)
- A first look at Caltrain’s electric trains (Mass Transit)
- Caltrans wants to raise Highway 37 to adapt to rising sea level (Marin Independent Journal)
- Oil company tries to buy McKittrick, a town in the Central Valley (KGET)
- The developer perspective on new law eliminating parking minimums near transit (Silicon Valley Business Journal)
- Berkeley was the first one to talk about it (Berkeleyside)
- Tackling affordability in Berkeley (Lincoln Institute)
- The stress of paying rent while going to school is intense (LA Times)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Study: ‘Pedestrian Delivery Robots’ Have a Lot of the Same Challenges As … Pedestrians
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Sidewalk delivery robots struggle to get around U.S. cities for many of the same reasons as human pedestrians, a new study finds — but that's not the only reason why the emerging technology might struggle to deliver on its car-cutting promises without careful planning.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Transit is in serious trouble (Eno Center for Transportation)
- The Bay Area transit map is an unholy mess (SF Chronicle)
- SANDAG leaders say they won’t use a “road charge” to pay for transportation plan (San Diego Union Tribune)
- Grant allows LA Community College students to ride transit for free (LA Times)
- Chilling video of a child almost run over in a crosswalk is all over media, but few note the inadequate police response (Autoblog)
- Chico to get a couple of crosswalk improvements (Enterprise-Record)
- San Jose police are using pedestrian decoys to catch, cite dangerous drivers (ABC7)
- Drivers are killing San Diego pedestrians; Newscasters offer “safety tips for pedestrians” (Fox 5)
- More on new California parking law as a win for climate and housing (LA Times, Bloomberg)
- Research: Carbon offsets for Northern California forests are based on lies (Lost Coast Output)
- Do tiny homes for homeless people help? (Mercury News)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Save the Date: LA Streetsie Awards Reception with Supervisor Holly Mitchell on October 12
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Mark your calendar: Streetsblog will honor Supervisor Holly Mitchell on Wednesday October 12 at at Mercado La Paloma from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
SF Streets at a Crossroads: One Route Leads to Fewer Cars, Another to the Same Old Traffic
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Mayor Breed says COVID slow streets must ‘evolve.’ Next month brings a key debate on matching our roadways to climate and safety pledges.
NACTO Pushes Back as Big Auto Seeks Safety Exemption for Driverless Cars
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The national association of city transportation officials cries foul as Ford and GM try an end run around the NHTSA for cars without steering wheels and brakes.
What the Inflation Reduction Act Will — And Won’t — Do for Sustainable Transportation
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The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by channeling funding through tax credits, loans, and grants — but it's not a silver bullet.